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    Silicon carbide-based thermal spray powder, method of preparation and use

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    A silicon carbide-based thermal spray powder contains at least one boride chosen from zirconium boride, titanium boride and hafnium boride. The powder is prepared by mixing and aggregation of powders containing the compounds in question. Said thermal spray powder is used to deposit, via the plasma spraying technique, a silicon carbide-based coating on a metallic or non-metallic substrate. The figure shows the X-ray crystallogram obtained, for a silicon carbide-based powder, according to the invention, after thermal spraying. The substantial identity of this crystallogram with the one obtained prior to thermal spraying demonstrates that the silicon carbide has been deposited on the substrate without decomposing

    Parametric study of an HVOF process for the deposition of nanostructured WC-Co coatings

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    Nanocrystalline WC-Co coatings were deposited by high velocity oxyfuel from commercial nanostructured composite powders. Processing parameters were optimized for maximal retention of the nanocrystalline size and for minimal decarburation of the ceramic reinforcement. Thermochemical and gas-dynamical properties of gas and particle flows within the combustion flame were identified in various operating conditions by computational fluid-dynamics (CFD) simulation. Significant improvements of the mechanical properties of the coatings were obtained: a decrease of the friction coefficient was measured for the nanostructured coatings, together with an increase of microhardness and fracture toughness
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